One of the most enjoyable things about living in Australia is the fact that going for bike rides as a family is such a great way to spend your free time. My husband and I have a 2 year old girl who enjoys going for bike rides with us but is too young to ride her own bike, so we were looking for a good child bike seat.
My husband was using a traditional rear seat for our daughter but this meant that it was hard to keep an eye on her unless I cycled behind him - something which isn't much fun when you are out as a family. I was tired of having to hang back every few minutes just to check on our youngest and needed a solution which would allow us to bike next to each other.
I tried everywhere to get a child bike seat that was more 'family friendly' but all the places selling bike seats for children seemed only stock a few different models. Then I came across ibert.co.nz which sells one of the most unique child bikes seats I have ever seen.
The child bike seat in question is the SafeTSeat which is front mounted onto an adult's bike right behind the handle bars. This might sound a little dangerous for the child's legs but they are totally protected by high impact plastic leg sections which go on either side of the handle bars.
Unlike many of the child bike seats that I have come across the SafeTSeat is easy to mount and remove so the adult rider can easily switch from carrying a child to riding alone. Previous to this my husband found it too much of a hassle to remove and re-mount our previous child's seat so he left it on which he wasn't too pleased about.
When I first saw the design of the child bike seat I was initially concerned that using it would shift the centre of gravity for the rider and make balancing quite difficult. I shouldn't have worried as it doesn't make any difference to the balance of the rider.
As well as the practical benefits of this child bike seat there are also the social benefits. My husband, myself and our oldest daughter can chat away to our youngest as she is sat in front of her dad. No more turning round or hanging back to check on her and she loves being the centre of attention.
The SafeTSeat might look unusual but it is now our preferred child bike seat as it is so much fun for our daughter to use and we feel that is strong, safe and exciting. - 22873
My husband was using a traditional rear seat for our daughter but this meant that it was hard to keep an eye on her unless I cycled behind him - something which isn't much fun when you are out as a family. I was tired of having to hang back every few minutes just to check on our youngest and needed a solution which would allow us to bike next to each other.
I tried everywhere to get a child bike seat that was more 'family friendly' but all the places selling bike seats for children seemed only stock a few different models. Then I came across ibert.co.nz which sells one of the most unique child bikes seats I have ever seen.
The child bike seat in question is the SafeTSeat which is front mounted onto an adult's bike right behind the handle bars. This might sound a little dangerous for the child's legs but they are totally protected by high impact plastic leg sections which go on either side of the handle bars.
Unlike many of the child bike seats that I have come across the SafeTSeat is easy to mount and remove so the adult rider can easily switch from carrying a child to riding alone. Previous to this my husband found it too much of a hassle to remove and re-mount our previous child's seat so he left it on which he wasn't too pleased about.
When I first saw the design of the child bike seat I was initially concerned that using it would shift the centre of gravity for the rider and make balancing quite difficult. I shouldn't have worried as it doesn't make any difference to the balance of the rider.
As well as the practical benefits of this child bike seat there are also the social benefits. My husband, myself and our oldest daughter can chat away to our youngest as she is sat in front of her dad. No more turning round or hanging back to check on her and she loves being the centre of attention.
The SafeTSeat might look unusual but it is now our preferred child bike seat as it is so much fun for our daughter to use and we feel that is strong, safe and exciting. - 22873
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